Humlastöng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - humlastöng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "humlastöng" (or humlastǫng) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

humlastöng (humlastǫng)
humlastöng, f. Stang som sættes til Humle- planten, for at den deri kan have Støtte og slynge sig derom. Bolt. 113.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, humlastöng may be more accurately written as humlastǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᛘᛚᛆᛋᛏᚯᚿᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.

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